Project SOAR strengthens Minot AFB medical response readiness
Airman 1st Class Anthony Ramey, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. — Medical personnel from Minot Air Force Base participated in Project SOAR, or Sustainment Operations for Air Force Medical Services Response, a two-day training exercise designed to strengthen medical readiness and validate response capabilities during an aircraft mishap and mass […]
Knighthawk of the Month – SrA Kadin K. Garrick
The 69th Bomber Generation Squadron is proud to recognize Senior Airman Kadin Garrick as our Knighthawk of the Month. As a CTK custodian, SrA Garrick plays a key role in ensuring Airmen receive the tools, resources, and support needed to accomplish the mission. Through professionalism, attention to detail, and dedication to customer service, SrA Garrick […]
Summer Photo Contest Winners Announced
Ted Bolton, Northern Sentry PublisherThe Northern Sentry is excited to announce the winners of our Summer Photo Contest! Williams Family Wins Grand PrizeA1C Cody Williams, assigned to the 5th MXS AGE Shop, and his wife, Kayla, arrived in Minot about a year ago after relocating from Fresno, California. Since arriving, Kayla has become an avid […]
Minot Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 753 Part II – Out and About
JoAnne Rademacher, Northern Sentry Contributor “Minot VFW Post 753 Part 1- In the House” was published in the August 20th issue of Northern Sentry. In it, we explored the history and presence of the VFW Post in Minot. In Part 2, we highlight the many day to day activities members are engaged in for the […]
To skate or not to skate? Tales of a roller skating junkie
Story Submitted by JOY KELLER, Owner of HOUSE OF SKATIN’ LLC Before I tell you all the things, I want to give you a bit of my history that led me to this crazy thing called roller skating. Living in the northern mid-west, of course, begins not with the roller skate but the ice skate. […]
Sentinels fall short in Homecoming showdown
Homecoming brought a week of school spirit, activities and anticipation to Minot North, but when Friday night arrived, the Sentinels had one thing on their minds: football. Minot North faced St. Mary’s on Sept. 25 in its Homecoming game, battling throughout the night in a matchup that came down to the final points. Despite the […]
We Get It
What It Means to Be North Dakota Nice Long before then-Governor Doug Burgum—or perhaps someone before him—coined the phrase “North Dakota Nice,” our parents were already teaching us the habits behind it. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a group of people who challenged that mentality by behaving rudely and cutting into a […]
Same frequency, different format
Some of the people who read this article on a regular basis know that I have a hobby of listening to radio stations from beyond the line of sight. It’s called DXing, an old telegraph word meaning distance. When I started that hobby more than 50 years ago in Hazelton, the nearest FM radio stations […]
What’s your origin story?
I’m often asked how I became the girl who loves Minot. The one who finds the fun other people overlook, can’t keep quiet about a hidden gem, and is always ready with an unsolicited recommendation. This week, I was asked to share my “origin story” with a freshman class at Minot State University—an interesting assignment […]